World No. 1 and defending Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Sloane Stephens in her first round match.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus plays a backhand return to Sloane Stephens of the U.S. during their first round ...

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defense by defeating Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 in the first round on Sunday. The Belarusian, who is seeking to become the first woman since ...

Last year, the American star ordered sushi and smoothies to the court while feeling lethargic mid-match. But it backfired when she was told off by the umpire. Stephens faced Anna Kalinskaya in the ...

Aryna Sabalenka plays Sloane Stephens in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open. Our Australian Open odds series has our Sabalenka-Stephens prediction, odds and pick. Find out how to watch ...

An American woman is a champion once again. After having to face the two best players in the world -- Iga Switaek and Aryna ...

Aryna Sabalenka has retirement on her mind. The world No. 1 revealed in a video posted right before the start of her quest to three-peat at the 2025 Australian Open that she wants to have kids sooner ...

Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defence with a display of power hitting to crush Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on Sunday.

Second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany faces French wildcard Lucas Pouille on the opening day of the 2025 Australian Open.

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus plays a backhand return to Sloane Stephens of the U.S. during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday ...

Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka will lock horns with Sloane Stephens in the first round of the 2025 Australian Open on Sunday, January 12. Sabalenka enters the Melbourne Major on the back of a title ...